Name: Strawberry Blood Orange Mimosa
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 750 mL Prosecco (Cava or Champagne ); ½ cup Strawberries (more for garnish ); 2½ oz. Orange liqueur; ⅓ cup Blood orange juice (freshly squeezed ); 1 cup Cointreau; 16 oz. Frozen strawberries (thawed )

A strawberry blood orange mimosa just screams brunch time…At least to us. It’s a well balance cocktail with sweet notes, a touch of citrus, and bubbles of course.

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Talking Strawberries..

So if you’re not already inform…let’s give you a quick 411. Now strawberries are available at grocery stores all year long. But that does not mean it’s their season. Depending on climate the season for strawberries will differentiate. For an example, strawberries thrive in a warm environment with cooling nights. Which is why you can always find strawberries in the supermarket all year round. These strawberries are usually from California.

overview of the strawberry blood orange mimosa

But the prime time season for strawberries are is between April – July. With June being the ultimate sweet spot for berries that just make you want to get up and dance. So if you’re not willingly to purchase out-of-season strawberries…..I highly suggest the use of frozen berries. Frozen fruit in general is normally picked at its peak time. Meaning when the fruit is nice and ripe it is flash-frozen and packaged for the freezer.

Making the Strawberry Blood Orange Mimosa

Making this strawberry mimosa is pretty straight forward. For an enjoyable time…simply follow the instructions below. We promise you will not be disappointed.

First, to a large container add 12 ounces of frozen whole strawberries along with 1 cup of orange liqueur. Refrigerate for 2-3 days before use.
When it’s go time….grab the following ingredients: bubbles, freshly squeezed blood orange juice, fresh strawberries, strawberry orange liqueur, and ice!
Muddle a good handful of strawberries into a cocktail shaker. Once muddled add in the orange liqueur and freshly squeezed blood orange juice.
Add ice and shake things up!
Add a few tablespoons of the strawberry orange liqueur to the bottle of the glass. Follow by the blood orange juice.
Lastly top it off with your favorite bubbles and garnish with a strawberry!
Enjoy!

Mimosa Tips

Use the right ratio for you. As mentioned in the previous section some prefer more/less juice in their mimosa. What’s important is that you love the ratio you choose. If your the type of person who loves sparkling wine, just add 1-2 tablespoons of blood orange juice. If you love an equal mixture add 1 part blood orange juice and 1 part sparkling wine. Lastly, if you just like blood orange juice with a splash of sparkling wine. Just fill your flute 2/3 with blood orange juice and the remaining with sparkling wine.
Keep the ingredients cold. There’s no need to refrigerate the orange liqueur, but the other two ingredients (sparkling wine and blood orange juice) should be chilled because a hot/ room temperature mimosa is not refreshing.
Always serve in champagne flutes. Flutes are designed to retain the carbonation of sparkling wines because the inward taper reduces surface area. Thus, trapping the bubbles in the glass leaving you with a bubbly sparkling wine.
Pour the sparkling wine slowly. When making the mimosa it’s important to add the sparkling wine before the juice in order to prevent spillage. Since sparkling wine contains carbonation, pouring quickly will quickly waste product.
Never stir the mimosa. Stirring this cocktail will only decrease your carbonation, leading to a bubble-less mess.
Add a pop of color. We always see things before we taste them, so add a garnish such as fruit or fresh herbs. This makes the cocktail standout and look pretty darn amazing.

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